Battle of Ashbourne
On April 28, 1916, during the Easter Rising, the Fingal Battalion of the Irish Volunteers launched an attack on the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks in Ashbourne, County Meath. This engagement, one of the most significant outside Dublin during the Rising, resulted in several hours of intense fighting. After the barracks surrendered, police reinforcements arrived, leading to further casualties. Eight RIC members and two Volunteers were killed. The battle brought prominence to Volunteer commandant Thomas Ashe and Richard Mulcahy, who would later become a key figure in the IRA.
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